Caprese

“Insalata Caprese (salad in the style of Capri) is a simple salad from the Italian region of Campania, made of sliced fresh mozzarella, plum tomatoes and basil. It is seasoned with salt, black pepper, and olive oil.” (Wiki).

This Salad is also known as a Tricolore salad as it has all the 3 colors of the Italian flag. As all other recipes, that evolve over time, this one has it’s own variations too. I saw the cubed version at the Smitten Kitchen & Closet Cooking, & made it right away for my lunch. I had the Basil Pesto ready at hand & I used the pesto in the salad too. I know, it is not the traditional way to to make the Caprese, but a little bit of homemade pesto would not hurt one time, would it?

I encountered these irresistible REDS in the local Farmers Market. They sang out loud to me to take them home. Of course I would take them home, esp. at 69 cents a pound! I bought about 9 lbs of the Cluster Red Vine Ripes – no regrets. There is no better way to eat red vine ripe tomatoes, but to eat them fresh, right?.

Caprese! What a delicious, vibrant salad and one of my favorites. I get a great vegan mozzarella that tastes like the real thing, and would love to try your version soon.
Thanks for the invite to Texas– same goes for yoiu and family if you happen to come the DC way!

The combination of tomatoes,basil and cheese is just out of this world and your click as usual is gorgeous,Soma!Very few restaurants offer Caprese..I believe there are a couple of pizzerias that offer this…

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